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WoW Bob...........I ought to send you a piece of that tinted window plastic I found in the field.  I have a fairly large sheet of it     it has a less than 35% tint,  so you'll still be able to see inside.  it's the same cello that I used in the windshield of the Tree boat.........what do ya think?  offers there my friend!
 
awesome set of windows BTW..........you must have enjoyed yourself making them  

Hi Bob
 
Very, very nice. Those clerestory windows add, let's just say, a certain style and pizzazz to the overall ship. Very nice!
 
Cheers
 
Patrick

A very elegant addition, Bob.
 
John

Hello Bob,
 
I,m not sure what they are called either - but they look sharp. I really like the new wood work additions at each corner of the cabin. Coming along beautifully.
 
Gary

Looks good from here.
 
Russ

Nice work on the cabin, Bob. Soon time to raise some steam....

very nice work Bob !
 
Nils

Greetings young man
Hello Jerry. Hope you are both keeping well, and wishing you a happy and healthy new year for 2017 and keep up your cracking joinery work. Guess were I was on CHRISTMAS EVE. Take care DAVID

Greeting all
And here we go with the first planking. As you can see I have planked down four strips and now started letting the strips run in a natural curve, with the strip running easily and flat on the bulkheads with no pressure. You can see what happens at the bow when you add the third and fourth strip, the strip is being twisted into place leaving gaps between the strips, and the strip is also not landed flat on the bulkhead leaving gaps between the bulkhead and the strip. So we now need to add stealers later. I bet none of you chaps have ever twisted any planks into position. Anyway, it's going good, with the first plank pretty level with the top deck, although it isn't on the photos as the deck has been loosened off a few times. So this is were I am at the moment. Jason I don't know what I am going to do at the keel yet. Any way thanks for all your likes and comments, here are a few photos Regards DAVID

Greetings all
Thanks for your comments and likes. Well I have got a bit more work done on the Diana, as it has not been worth venturing out at times with the bad weather we have had. The top deck is pinned in position and the rudder wil be tapered. As you can see I have already tapered the sternpost area, which we all know should have been sorted before any assembly work. The taper is slightly over 2mm at the base, and needs reducing at the top slightly, but I can easily sort that when I need to, at the planking stage, when I can tidy it up. I am about ready to start the first planking, but as you can see some of the bulkhead runs need be sorted which I will do as I go, just checking with strip which I find works for me. Well wish me luck, and I shall be back in a week or two or three. I have taken a few photos to give you an idea what the stern post taper is like, but it is very awkward to achieve a decent view, which could be with the lamination of the ply. Thanks a lot . Regards David

Greetings all
Well I am enjoying this build now, after my long layoff, and things are going pretty well. I have completed all the work necessary on the gun deck for now, apart from fitting one broken off upright which needs sanding to the correct shape to follow the curve of the planking. And now I need to temporarily fit the top deck before starting the first planking. The bearding line will firstly need to be sorted, so to taper the rudder or not is the question. I am still not sure what to do. Could anybody tell me how many plan sheets I should have, as I have six, and thought there was one showing all framework assembly ( the bulkheads and stern fitting etc) which may of gone missing, so I do not have any picture of the complete assembly framework shown in the first photo. Anyway thanks a lot for viewing and all your comments, and here are a few photos of my progress. DAVID

Greetings all
Well I am back after being absent for about fourteen months to restart my Diana. Firstly I would like to thank the members who have kept in touch over that period. Ok I have at last completed the planking of the gun deck, and after a coat or two of clear matt varnish and repair of two bulkhead uprights, I shall fit the inner wall of the gun deck. But sadly I have forgotten to reduce the keel thickness at the stern!!!! This is one thing you often advise builders to do before any frame assembly as you all know. So that needs to be also done. I have added a few photos of the deck planking which is decent apart from bleeding on some plank ends, so I will need to get that sorted before any future deck planking. I have added some photos showing a former for the want of another name,which a friend made for me for producing the butt planks. The planks which were designed by Ray on hes Diana gun deck, were he shows how he produced them and also gave the dimensions. As you can see the shape of the plank is milled into face of the plate to a depth of approx 0.50 mm and strip is clamped in between the two plates. The strip is then cut away with a craft knife and Bobs your Uncle. So if any of you members are building the Diana or intending to purchase the kit, let me know when you reach the planking stage, and I will post it to you and you can also pass it on yourself. Anyway it's good to be back . Here's a few photos thanks a lot. DAVID

Outstanding!!!!
 
Looking for your next project.
 
Regards

such a splendid looking display    be VERY proud of your accomplishment....you two definitely deserve to be     congratz!

Hello again everyone..
It took a long time but we finally received the display case from our manufacturer and our Bounty is happily on display in our living room.  She proudly sits on the other side of the narrows from HMS Victory vying for the most attention.  This will close out our joint effort in the building oh the HMS Bounty.
Best to everyone..
Charlene and Jerry

I hope everyone is doing well and had a good weekend. I got to spend some quality time in the dry dock and got the new mast hinge installed. The new hinge sits higher up at an angle because of the fore and aft boards and it caused the mast to lean back (the plans show a forward lean). So the solution was to build a mast step with cleats to position the mast at the proper lean. I could have taken the easy out and just made a wood chunk but that doesn't seem to be in my nature. So I opened up my small piece wood locker to scrounge for suitable pieces- everybody has one of these too don't you?!

 
So the mast step has a box jointed front corner and dadoed in cocobolo strips to position the mast.

The mast step sits at the bottom of a box under the hinge to add a bit more detail the more you look. Got to keep Matt and Ferrit amused!

So far, no snarky notes from the inspector!

Thanks Michael, Jeff and Wayne! I was planning to do the Mamoli Carraca Atlantica next but am switching and doing a double build of Billing Boats Zeeschouws. I've been in touch with our old friend Keith, aka The Mad Chemist. A while back I had sent Keith my Zeeschouw kit to lift his spirits because Lyme disease had him in a slump. I came across another one on eBay last year and broke down and got it. This 2nd kit was missing parts so I asked Keith to trace them for me. Keith ended up sending the kit back to me because the Lyme has progressed to the point where he can no longer build it. So my plan is to build both and send one back to Keith.

Just a quick update. I finally got the new mast hinge assembly built and just need to finish the parallel boards with some garnet shellac to match the thwarts. The boards are notched at the front ends and beveled at the back and combines ideas from Scoot's 1st and 3rd pics.

Thanks Carl! I don't know how I got started down the tiny detail trail. Hey look! I have some screws loose!

Wow!

I started working on details and did a little test piece on some scrap brass. I filed a slot to make a screw head in some .032" brass rod. I scored the slot with an exacto blade and then deepened it with a .010 nut slotting file. I then smoothed and shaped the screw head with a file and used a Sharpie felt tip pen to darken the slot a little. The excess ink was filed off.

 
I drilled a .032" hole in a scrap piece of brass and here's how the scew head looks in it.

 
Best wishes

Got a little further with the hinge. After making a hinge joint, the strap halves and horseshoe shaped half were filed and shaped to be about 1/16" wide. After shaping, the straps flare out only at the hinge joint.

Hanging on to the little pieces to file and shape them was done using a modified pair of Channelock 718 pliers. Here you can see the groove for the hinge joint which was done with nut slotting files. The final width of the groove is .042".

Here's a better look at the pliers. They are ground down from a long nose and have smooth faces to grip with, so they don't mar the parts being gripped. It's nice to be able to simply rotate your wrist to better see what you're doing.

Here's the hinge after more shaping. It's almost ready for some detailing.

More than one way to skin a cat.      Or maybe,... pivot a mast.

Wow - it's already August. Been away from the dry dock too long. So I go in to have a look at things the other night and am greeted by this. Just how much smirkiness does a guy have to put up with?!!

 
Well I guess the taunting worked. So how many mast hinges will fit on the head of a pin? I still have a ways to go on this but wanted to show some progress. The new hinge is based on a proper one like those used in a New Bedford whaleboat. The assembled hinge joint is a little less than 2mm wide.

Nice job! Brass looks very nice on your wheel.